Pinch hitter Hunter Renfroe hit a walk-off grand slam off Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen with two out in the bottom of the ninth Sunday afternoon to give the host San Diego Padres an 8-5 victory to avoid being swept in a three-game series at Petco Park.
Manuel Margot and Wil Myers followed with back-to-back bunt singles to the left side to load the bases with no one out. Two outs later, Renfrow belted his fifth career grand slam — and seventh homer of the season — on a cut fastball. It was the first walk-off win of the season for the Padres, and the first pinch-hit walk-off grand slam in franchise history.Starling Marte hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift Pittsburgh over visiting Oakland.
Buck Farmer recorded one out to gain the victory. Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera each had two hits and an RBI. Jeimer Candelario reached base for the 18th consecutive game with two walks.Brandon Crawford’s pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning capped visiting San Francisco’s second come-from-behind win over Cincinnati in the last three days.
The Marlins had a chance to get Fried, who was stumbling badly as he approached the plate. But catcher Chad Wallach couldn’t handle shortstop Miguel Rojas’ one-hop relay throw, and Fried dove for the plate safely.Willson Contreras played a key role in three rallies, and Kris Bryant added a grand slam late as Chicago routed visiting St. Louis for its seventh straight win.
Verlander gave up three runs in the first two innings, but shut out the Angels until the seventh, when Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy hit the second of his two home runs. Verlander gave up four runs on five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.Xander Bogaerts belted his fifth career grand slam to cap a seven-run eighth inning as Boston won at Chicago.
Swanson , a right-hander acquired in the offseason from the New York Yankees as part of the trade for left-hander James Paxton, allowed only three baserunners through the first five innings, all via walks. The only hit Swanson allowed was a two-out double in the sixth by Jose Ramirez.Raimel Tapia tripled in three runs during a five-run eighth inning, and Colorado rallied to beat Arizona in Denver.
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